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The East Tennessee Technology Access Center helps people with disabilities learn to use technology in order to fully participate in society. ETTAC also houses the HeartSong Center for Accessible Music and Art, an inclusive program for children, meaning children with or without disabilities can participate. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper recently visited the children as they prepared for an upcoming performance...
Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, in 1821 and grew up to be a plantation owner and a slave trader. He joined the Confederate cavalry in the American Civil War, ultimately becoming a Lieutenant General. Forrest had the reputation of being a speculator and a gambler, a racist and a murderer. His name, image and history are surrounded by myth and controversy. Paul Ashdown is a professor of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee. He tells WUOT's Chrissy Keuper one of many myths about Forrest is that he started the Ku Klux Klan...
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the concentration of carbon in our atmosphere has been continually rising. Scientists worldwide are studying what effects that raised carbon has on the atmosphere and on humans. And for the last several years, they've also been learning about what rising carbon levels do to forests. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper recently toured a living laboratory in Oak Ridge where scientists hope to discover more about how carbon affects the ways we live...
Yesterday, the Knox County Commission successfully filled a dozen open county positions during a special meeting. These are the same positions the commission attempted to fill in January of 2007. But that meeting was marked by back-room deals and political maneuvering. Eventually, a Knox County court overturned the appointments. This time, the Commission took an entirely new approach. WUOT's Matt Shafer Powell was there and filed this report...
Super Tuesday saw a record number of Knox County voters go to the polls to cast their ballots in presidential and county primaries. On this segment of Dialogue, WUOT's Chrissy Keuper speaks with University of Tennessee Political Science Professor Michael Fitzgerald, who says yesterday's election represents a type of voter revolution against corruption and infighting in Knox County government...
Today, voters in Knox County will head to the polls to cast ballots in both the presidential primary and several county primary races. As primaries go, it's one of the most talked-about elections in recent history. The close race among presidential candidates is one reason. But a series of scandals, a lawsuit and infighting among county commissioners have generated an interest in local politics not seen in years. WUOT's Matt Shafer Powell recently hit the road to find those places in Knox County where people are talking about county government---and to find out what they're saying...